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Evidence Relationship: Supports

Proposed by SonOfPeleus (202) 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Vote on whether "The weight of some metalic substances increases after combustion" is good evidence that supports the claim "Combusted substances weigh less than their pre-combusted states"

Sources for this evidence:

Evidence Claim

The weight of some metalic substances increases after combustion

Magnesium, for example, increases in weight after combustion

by SonOfPeleus (202) 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Main Claim

Combusted substances weigh less than their pre-combusted states

Combusted substances weigh less than their pre-combusted states because of the release of phlogiston

by SonOfPeleus 3 months, 3 weeks ago